On This Day

Monday, May 15, 1989

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 17 17 .500 --
Indians 17 18 .486 0.5
Yankees 17 19 .472 1.0
Orioles 15 19 .441 2.0
Brewers 15 20 .429 2.5
Blue Jays 13 24 .351 5.5
Tigers 12 23 .343 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 12 .676 --
Angels 24 13 .649 1.0
Royals 24 13 .649 1.0
Rangers 20 15 .571 4.0
Mariners 20 18 .526 5.5
Twins 16 19 .457 8.0
White Sox 16 21 .432 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 20 15 .571 --
Cardinals 19 16 .543 1.0
Expos 20 18 .526 1.5
Cubs 18 18 .500 2.5
Phillies 16 19 .457 4.0
Pirates 14 21 .400 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 21 15 .583 --
Giants 19 18 .514 2.5
Dodgers 17 18 .486 3.5
Padres 19 21 .475 4.0
Braves 18 20 .474 4.0
Astros 17 19 .472 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Bell 3
1 Will Clark 3
1 Tony Gwynn 3
1 Roberto Kelly 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 3
1 Bob Dernier 3
1 Dave Henderson 3
1 Lloyd McClendon 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Kelly 4
2 Tony Gwynn 3
3 Devon White 2
4 Brett Butler 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Garrelts 2.00
2 Mike Morgan 1.80
3 Mike Bielecki 1.14
4 Sid Fernandez 0.86
5 Frank Tanana 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Morgan 9
2 Mike Bielecki 8
2 Scott Garrelts 8
4 Sid Fernandez 6
4 Roy Smith 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Jay Howell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .364
2 Will Clark .358
3 Carney Lansford .346
4 Kirby Puckett .341
5 Vince Coleman .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 12
2 Rob Deer 9
2 Bo Jackson 9
4 Glenn Davis 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 37
2 Julio Franco 30
2 Paul O'Neill 30
4 Jeffrey Leonard 28
4 Ruben Sierra 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 18
1 Tony Gwynn 18
3 Rickey Henderson 17
4 Devon White 15
5 Vince Coleman 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.77
2 Kirk McCaskill 0.87
3 Mike Bielecki 1.05
4 Jose Rijo 1.43
5 Orel Hershiser 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stewart 7
2 Jeff Ballard 6
2 Jose DeLeon 6
2 Rick Reuschel 6
2 John Smoltz 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Roger Clemens 55
2 Dwight Gooden 55
4 Mark Langston 54
5 2 tied 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 13
1 John Franco 13
3 Dennis Eckersley 11
4 Steve Farr 10
4 Mitch Williams 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .439
2 Harold Baines .432
3 Kevin Bass .410
4 Herm Winningham .406
5 Ron Kittle .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 6
2 Ron Kittle 5
3 Rob Deer 4
3 Howard Johnson 4
5 13 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Kittle 19
2 Paul O'Neill 13
3 Todd Benzinger 12
3 Ivan Calderon 12
3 Kevin Mitchell 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 10
2 Ellis Burks 6
2 Ozzie Guillen 6
2 Donell Nixon 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Howell 0.00
2 Mike Bielecki 0.39
3 Rick Reuschel 0.41
4 Mike Morgan 0.42
5 Kirk McCaskill 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 3
1 Jim Deshaies 3
1 Eric King 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 22
1 Ken Hill 22
3 Kevin Gross 21
3 Frank Viola 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Schooler 6
2 Steve Farr 5
2 John Franco 5
4 Jeff Reardon 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .376
2 Rafael Palmeiro .371
3 Harold Baines .366
4 Cal Ripken .364
4 Terry Steinbach .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Mitchell 8
1 Darryl Strawberry 8
3 Rob Deer 7
3 Bo Jackson 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Kittle 24
2 Kevin Mitchell 23
3 Andres Galarraga 21
3 Paul O'Neill 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Espy 13
1 Tony Gwynn 13
3 Lonnie Smith 12
4 Vince Coleman 11
4 Devon White 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Morgan 0.50
2 Mike Bielecki 0.75
3 Kirk McCaskill 0.93
4 Orel Hershiser 1.32
5 Eric King 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Ballard 5
1 Jose DeLeon 5
1 Dave LaPoint 5
1 Rick Mahler 5
1 John Smoltz 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 40
1 Nolan Ryan 40
3 Pete Smith 38
4 Frank Viola 37
5 John Smoltz 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 Mark Davis 8
3 Steve Farr 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .361
2 Wade Boggs .359
3 Mike Greenwell .327
4 Tony Gwynn .319
5 Julio Franco .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 37
2 Fred McGriff 34
3 Jose Canseco 33
4 Mark McGwire 31
5 Eddie Murray 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 122
2 Kirby Puckett 118
3 Will Clark 111
4 Dwight Evans 109
4 Ruben Sierra 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 79
2 Rickey Henderson 78
3 Otis Nixon 59
4 Gerald Young 54
5 Ozzie Smith 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Rijo 2.04
2 Orel Hershiser 2.06
3 David Cone 2.44
4 John Tudor 2.48
5 Tim Belcher 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 22
2 Frank Viola 21
3 Tom Browning 20
3 Danny Jackson 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 253
2 Nolan Ryan 225
3 David Cone 223
4 Mark Langston 210
5 Mike Moore 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 47
2 Dennis Eckersley 44
3 Jeff Reardon 43
4 Mark Davis 38
4 Doug Jones 38